Proverbs 16:5

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Everyone who is proud in heart is abhorrent to the Lord. Pride is not a light fault but a condition that places the inwardly exalted under divine abhorrence. Though hand joins in hand, the proud will not escape punishment. Combination with others, however close or numerous, cannot shield the proud in heart from the penalty that must follow.